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Angelapeter | 16:00 Tue 06th Jul 2004 | History
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what does nitty gritty mean
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Click here. That will link you to a web-page with the answer.
16:10 Tue 06th Jul 2004
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it refers back to the slave trade, when the crew, starting with officers had their way sexually withe the female slaves. "get down to the nitty gritty" means the lowest down slaves in the ships hold and therefore the filthiest
13:28 Fri 09th Jul 2004
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I refute madjacks explanation. It means down to basics, the root of the problem etc.
10:07 Wed 14th Jul 2004

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